Chen Yi's pupils contracted, and he asked in a low voice, "Who died?"
"I don't know him, he's a boy." Yu Qian shook her head.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Yi saw Manli's figure.
She looked somewhat haggard, her dark hair cascading over her shoulders.
He walked out of the crowd while playing a soothing bone whistle.
"Ooh~"
A melodious yet melancholic tune lingered in this space.
When she reached Chen Yi, she suddenly stopped, her expression somber, and said, "It was my brother who died..."
Chen Yi's pupils contracted slightly: "Man Liu? What's going on?"
His mind flashed back to his first encounter with Man Liu in the school cafeteria.
At that time, he wasn't this strong yet. When Man Liu clashed with him, he didn't use his full strength, and instead, Man Liu received a bowl of spiritual medicine soup...
This is a boy with a burly physique but a delicate heart.
I never imagined the other person would die like this...
They hadn't even fought at full strength before the other was dead.
This gave Chen Yi a feeling he couldn't quite describe.
Although he and the Beastmen were competitors in the secret realm, they were not actually enemies in private, which made him feel somewhat heavy-hearted.
Manli's eyes were red-rimmed, but her gaze burned with anger as she said:
“He said he couldn’t sleep last night, so he went out to practice his kung fu. This morning, he was found standing in the wasteland, motionless, just an empty shell. The murderer even dressed him up as a scarecrow.”
She is a strong-willed girl, but it still takes a lot of courage for her to repeat these words.
“Our two cabins are close together, so please be careful. The murderer might be hiding in this village,” she said kindly.
She would never let the matter rest now that Man Liu had died here; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to face her other brothers and sisters...
"Okay, you be careful too," Wu Lingyao said with sympathy.
Although she and Manli had clashed over Chen Yi, in this matter, Manli did indeed deserve sympathy.
After comforting Manli for a moment, Yu Qian said, "It's getting late, we should go up the mountain and take a look."
Chen Yi nodded.
He was still thinking about it. Before Man Liu was killed, he should have resisted, but why did no one hear any noise?
Was it because the opponent was too strong, leaving Man Liu no time to fight back, or were there other reasons?
He shook his head.
Alright, let's go up the mountainside and take a look first. We'll talk about the village matters when we get back tonight.
After Wu Lingyao set up the array for the wooden cabin where the group would spend the night, they began their ascent of the mountain.
......
The dangerous spot on the mountainside is called Jiuyou Pool.
"Brother Feng, is the Nine Nether Grass related to the Nine Nether Pool?" Chen Yi asked curiously.
Since the Nine Nether Pool they were about to visit was somewhat similar to the Nine Nether Grass, he took out the talisman paper given to him by the principal.
"......"
Zhou Lianfeng did not answer.
Chen Yi suddenly thought of something and said in a low voice, "Uh, you can speak now."
He had previously used the name of a schoolmaster to intimidate the other party because he thought they were too noisy.
"You've finally let me speak?" Zhou Lianfeng was seething with anger.
When he saw that Chen Yi's teammates were two very beautiful girls, his squinty eyes immediately turned into peach blossoms.
"Damn it, you little brat, you sealed me, Brother Feng, in a talisman and ate it all by yourself?"
Chen Yi glanced at Zhou Lianfeng, who quickly reverted to a serious expression.
"The Nine Nether Grass that Principal Ma is looking for grows deep in the Nine Nether Pool. I didn't expect you to find this place yourself."
Chen Yi thought to himself: Of course! With Yu Qian, this multi-talented girl, there's no need to look for anyone else myself.
He suddenly realized a possibility: "Have you been to the Yinshan Secret Realm before?"
Zhou Lianfeng sighed and said, "Back then I was young, and I still had my physical body. Well, I was about as handsome as you. I came here once."
Chen Yi's expression was strange. He recalled Zhou Lianfeng's Sha Wujing-like appearance and found it hard to imagine what he used to look like...
However, that's not the point. The point is that the other party did indeed come to the Yinshan Secret Realm.
"When you came here, were there any strange events in Yinshan Village? For example, did anyone die inexplicably?"
Zhou Lianfeng looked thoughtful.
It happened more than twenty years ago, so even if something did happen, he would have to think about it carefully to remember.
A few seconds later, he held up a finger. "Oh, oh, oh! I remember now! Every night, nothing good happens. I remember deaths, disappearances, and mental breakdowns—these three take turns!"
Chen Yi's expression hardened. Man Liu died last night. According to Zhou Lianfeng, wouldn't someone go missing tonight and someone go crazy the day after tomorrow?
"So you haven't found the culprit?"
Zhou Lianfeng shook his head: "We've searched, but we haven't found it."
At this moment, Yu Qian and Wu Lingyao stopped.
They waited for Chen Yi from a high place.
There was nothing he could do; Chen Yi had somehow cultivated some kind of body-strengthening technique, making his body heavy and slow.
"Chen Yi?" Yu Qian called out.
After a while, Chen Yi finally climbed up.
"They're here! They're here!"
He learned about Yinshan Village from Zhou Lianfeng, but he couldn't verify its authenticity.
Therefore, he planned to set up a tight defense around the cabin tonight and see what the situation was.
After several hours of climbing, they finally reached the mountainside.
The terrain on the mountainside is complex and the area is vast, but with Yu Qian's Yin Yi and the Yinshan map, it is not difficult to find.
When they arrived at the Nine Nether Pool, there were already several figures around them.
The Nine Nether Pool is not very large; it's more like a large fishpond.
But its depth is terrifying, reportedly exceeding a kilometer.
From the shore, the surface of the pool is very calm, like a stagnant pool.
Many of the cultivators who had already arrived looked hesitant.
After all, the Nine Nether Pool is the second most dangerous place in Yinshan; jumping in is no joke...
"Is there really a Nine Nether Grass down there?" Chen Yi asked again to confirm.
Before Feng could answer, the well-informed Yu Qian nodded directly:
"Yes, the Nine Nether Pool produces Nine Nether Grass, which is also a type of Foundation Establishment material. It can nourish and strengthen a cultivator's soul. It is also very useful for treating soul injuries in Foundation Establishment cultivators."
Chen Yi thought to himself: Could it be that Principal Ma needs the Nine Nether Grass because his soul has been injured?
Yu Qian blinked and asked, "You also took on a task from Principal Ma?"
Chen Yi was taken aback: "You too?"
Yu Qian and Wu Lingyao exchanged a glance and nodded helplessly.
Chen Yi was even more puzzled. He had only chosen to accept the offer because of his debt problem, so why were the two of them doing so?
Even without the lure of profit, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator like the principal were to ask the students here to keep an eye out for the Nine Nether Grass, it would be hard for everyone to refuse, right?
He couldn't help but ask, "What conditions did he offer you?"
Yu Qian shrugged. "A rare elixir formula."
“A top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill,” Wu Lingyao said truthfully.
Chen Yi was both amused and exasperated. So, it turned out that he was the only one in debt because of those tens of thousands of yuan?
However, it seems the principal only gave him a talisman, and neither of the two girls had a "life mentor" like Brother Feng by their side.
Is this also a form of compensation?
Thinking of this, Chen Yi immediately summoned Zhou Lianfeng.
The two women indeed looked surprised.
With that messy beard and bird's nest-like hair, you'd think some pervert had appeared on a train...
"Hello, two junior girls! My name is Zhou Lianfeng, you can call me Brother Feng!" Zhou Lianfeng greeted the two girls excitedly.
He was about to say something dangerous when Chen Yi interrupted him: "Enough nonsense, what's a good way to collect the Nine Nether Grass?"
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